Convertible screen-door.



- M. MILLER.

CONVERTIBLE SGREBN DOOR.

.Patnted May 9, 1911.

APPLICATION FILED r1113. 11, 19 11.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARVIN MILLEii, 6 F BOLUMBUs' omo.

CONVERTIBLE SCREEN-noon.

I Specification. I -etters Patent.

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Application filed Feliriiaryil, 1911. Serial No. 607.953.

To all whom it they concern: Be it lpiown'that l, MARVIN hllLLER a citizen of the United States, residing at (Johnna bus, in th e eounty of Franklin and Sl'tlte 01' Ohio,liave in ented a certain new and useful, Improvement in Convertible .Scrceir Dom-5143f which the following is a specifica- The object of this invention is to provide a door or other stri'icture of the nature of a door that can be converted from ordinary door form in'to screen door form.

The invention IS embodied in the construction herein shown and flescrilicd and then particularly pointed out iii theclaims. y

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is t view in elevation of the door in its ordi-' "nary or openmg closing form. Fig. 2

is a similar View showin :the same door con.- verted into a screen oor. Fig. 3 is a vertilooking to the left; Fig. 4 is an elevation of one of the sliding-members removed 'from the door.

In the views 5 desi pieces (if the doorf-said pieces being oined together to form a rectangularframefi" 6J6, designates two center panels placedhorizontally opposite each other across the middle of tliedoorso as to leave a space be= tween them. These pieces" 6, 6, are each equal in area to approximately one third of the area of the interior of the frame 5,, Each of the inner-vertical sides ofthedoor are provided with two channels? 7 up it: I .In one formed lily 1 and a screen portion llhz Flach of these ortions is practically equal in area to 2]; thirt of the area of the interior of thefraine 5 so that if slid to position between the iniddlepanela (l, 6, it is concealed thereby. The two frames having the parts 10-11;are placed in the} channels 7, 7', in reverse position, that, is to say in 011156336 the'screen portion is above ,and in the. other the screen is below as best shown in Fig. 3. These two frames are eon- I gnates the outerinargin! down to its proper closing position the other is pulled up to its proper closing position. :1

Because the said sliding frames are of solislantially equal size and wcight'thoy lmlzHn-o each other and when either is depressed the otlierwill remain in the position to which it is raised. can he provided to lock the sliding llltnllltl'ri in either of their positions.

it will'he observed froin thc construction ilcscrihcdiilnit when the screens are not to he used they are concealed between the middle panels 6, 6, and the door siihsei'ves the function of an ordinurvclosing or tight door. ()no or both of,the solid members of the sliding frznngls can he a pane of glass seen at 10 Fig. I. To convert the door from a solid or closing kind into a screen door tl'ieret'ore is an extremely sim ile operation and the perennial trouble and expense of hanging a screen door avoided.

Whct I claim is 1. A. door comprising, in combination. on open frame having a'centrnl panel, and two li linrq members within said frame, eiu-h 'ding member having a solid p'ortion'nnd a screen-portion, said sliding members udapt-' ed toflbe moved to cover the areas of the door ,al ove and below said central panel with the 'screensor With the solid portions of the slidinc member.

.2. A. door cornprising,- in combination; an open frame having a central pnnel, and two sliding members within said frame, each sliding memberhawiiig a solid portion ande. leereen'portion, and means connecting said .90

sliding inein'hers whereby one can be operatcd to move 't other into opening-closing position. substantially as described.

3-. A door comprising, in combination an open vframe having two centrally arranged panels and two sliding frames within said trame working between said panelsglsaid tra nes each containing a screen portion and a solid portiom-and .nieans connecting them whereby when one portion of the. sliding member is moved to openingrelosing post tion the corresponding portion of the other is also moved to closing posit-ion. MARVIN MILLER-.-

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